NL Central

NL West

Now Commenting On:

Miami Marlins declare May Marlins Education Month

Email

Print

Press Release |

MIAMI - (May 1, 2013) - The Miami Marlins declare May 'MarlinsEducation Month'. The month will feature Marlins ThinkTank, MASPP Nights, Weather Day, MASPP Teacher Appreciation Night and MASPP Career Workshops. The month long festivities will highlight the Marlins commitment to education and to the South Florida community. Marlins Education Month starts today with Weather Day where over 6,000 students are attending the Marlins game against the Mets at 12:40 P.M. Weather Day includes a pregame presentation by the CBS 4 Weather Team about various weather related topics and affects to the climate in South Florida. The presentation is geared towards 3rd - 8th grade students and follows the Sunshine State Standards.

The month of educational fun continues on May 9 when the Marlins host one of the final three Marlins Ayudan School Partnership Program (MASPP) Career Workshops. The MASPP Career Workshop Series is a unique educational opportunity designed specifically for students of Miami Senior High School and TERRA Environmental Research Institute. The goal of the program is to offer students a real-world glimpse at a variety of disciplines as they begin the path toward their future career. Each workshop features presentations, panel discussions, a tour of Marlins Park, as well as small group breakout sessions. The topics covered in the remaining workshops are as follows: May 9 - Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Risk Management, May 16 - Social Media, Community Outreach/Foundation, Public Relations and Broadcasting, and May 23 - Grounds, Facilities/Events, Baseball Operations, and Player Development. Held select Thursdays at Marlins Park, the workshops are designed and hosted by the Marlins Ayudan teams aligned with Miami Senior High and TERRA.

On May 14 the Marlins will host the first of eight MASPP Nights. Each night the Marlins will celebrate and showcase the educational partnership with a different MASPP school. Partner schools are located in the Greater Miami area and were selected through an application process. The schedule is as follows; May 14, Citrus Grove Elementary School, May 15, Miami Senior High School, May 16, Bunche Park Elementary School, May 20, Terra Environmental Research Institute, May 21, Ben Sheppard Elementary School, May 22, Citrus Grove Middle School, May 29, Miami Edison Middle School, May 30, Bent Tree Elementary School.

On May 15 the Marlins will begin visits to the 17 winning classrooms of the Marlins Think Tank sweepstakes. Marlins Think Tank is a curriculum-enhancement program that aims to enrich the learning experiences of children in grades 4 through 6 by linking baseball to the subject areas of Writing, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Health & Fitness. Throughout the lessons, students read about baseball, learn about Miami, and even hear from some current Miami Marlins players! During Think Tank Week, Marlins players, coaches, broadcasters and Manager will visit classrooms that utilized the program. The students and teacher will demonstrate to the Marlins personnel what they learned through the program, which is followed by a Q&A session and ends with an autograph session for the students. Think Tank visits will continue on May 17, 20 and 21.

On May 18 the Marlins will host the MASPP Teacher Appreciation Night. The Marlins will provide tickets to each school for their teachers to come and enjoy the game together. Each school is also receiving VIP passes for the postgame concert.